During Her Time At Duke Elizabeth Williams Made Her Mark On The Duke Women's Basketball Program! Now Her Brother Mark Williams Is Making His Mark On The Duke Men's Basketball Program!
During her time at Duke Elizabeth Williams who is a center, forward made her mark on the Duke Women’s Basketball Program!
As a freshman in 2010, 2011 Elizabeth Williams was The consensus National Freshman of the Year - earned honors from ESPN.com, USBWA, Basketball Times and Full Court ... Associated Press Third Team All-America, marking the first Duke freshman to earn the award ... Fresno Regional All-Tournament ... WBCA Defensive Player of the Year finalist ... Region II nominee for WBCA All-America ... John R. Wooden Award finalist ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... only the third league freshman to earn All-ACC First Team honors ... Naismith midseason candidate for National Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive team, All-ACC Freshman team ... ACC Rookie of the Year ... a nine-time ACC Rookie of the Week selection, which tied a league record ... Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament team ... averaged 14.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals ... ranked fifth nationally in blocks per game ... her 116 blocked shots was more than 216 Division I teams ... notched just the fifth triple-double in school history and the first in ACC history with blocked shots at Wake Forest recording 18 points, an ACC-record 12 blocks and 16 rebounds ... registered five double-doubles ... pulled down 10 or more rebounds in eight games ... posted double-figure scoring in the final 19 games of the season ... posted a Duke freshman record with 27 double-figure scoring games ... took six charges ... All-ACC Academic team selection.
As a sophomore in 2012-2013,
Elizabeth Williams was an Associated Press Third Team All-America, Full Court Third Team All-America ... WBCA Region II nominee for WBCA All-America ... John R. Wooden Award finalist ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... All-ACC Tournament first team ... All-ACC first team ... Naismith and USBWA Midseason candidate for player of the year ... Women of Troy Classic All-Tournament Team ... ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 10 ... averaged 15.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals as she started 32 of 36 games ... ranked eighth nationally in blocks per game (2.97) and 32nd in field goal percentage (50.8) ... scored 20 or more points in seven games ... totaled seven games with 10 or more rebounds ... had six double-doubles ... blocked at least one shot in every contest ... had a team-best 23-game streak of scoring double-figures ... blocked a season-high seven shots against 24th-ranked Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament ... pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds against Clemson and Florida State ... scored a career-high 25 points against Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech ... took eight charges, which was the second-most on the team ... in the ACC stats, ranked fifth in scoring (15.2), 12th in rebounding (7.3), ninth in field goal percentage (50.8) and first in blocked shots (3.0) ... in ACC games only, ranked fourth in scoring (16.1), 10th in rebounding (7.4), first in field goal percentage (54.6) and first in blocks (2.8).
As a junior 2013-2014, Elizabeth Williams was an Associated Press Third Team All-America ... All-ACC First Team ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... All-ACC Tournament First Team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... Naismith and John R. Wooden Award Midseason candidate for National Player of the Year ... Paradise Jam All-Tournament ... CoSIDA Academic All-District III ... Naismith Player of the Year preseason candidate ... a preseason Sporting News & Lindy’s Magazine All-America ... received an ACC Top-Six for Service Award ... started all 35 games, while averaging 13.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals ... hit a career-best 52.6 percent of her field goals ... ranked 13th nationally with a 3.1 blocks per game average ... notched seven double-doubles and 10 games with double-figure rebounds ... collected a season-high 28 points, five blocks, seven rebounds, two steals and two assists against 17th-ranked North Carolina ... collected five games with 20 or more points ... took six charges ... in the ACC stats, ranked 19th in scoring, seventh in field goal percentage, tied ninth in rebounding and first in blocked shots ... in ACC games only, ranked 18th in scoring (14.6), 14th in field goal percentage (48.5), seventh in rebounding (8.1) and first in blocked shots (3.1).
As a senior in 2014-2015,
Elizabeth Williams was WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year ... WBCA All-America ... Associated Press All-America ... USBWA All-America ... espnW Second Team All-America ... one of 12 finalists for the State Farm Wade Trophy ... ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ACC First Team (Coaches & Blue Ribbon Panel) ... All-ACC Tournament First Team ... All-ACC Defensive Team ... listed on the John R. Wooden Award final ballot for National Player of the Year ... awarded the Kay Yow Award as the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Capital One Academic All-America third team ... All-ACC Academic Team ... one of the top 30 candidates for the Naismith Award ... a Senior CLASS Award finalist ... CoSIDA Academic All-District III selection ... espnW National Player of the Week and ACC Player of the Week Dec. 22 ... WBCA All Good Works Team nominee ... averaged 14.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals ... led all centers nationally with a 2.5 assists per game average ... led the ACC with 3.0 blocks per game ... totaled five games with 20+ points on the year ... totaled a career-high 33 points at 12th-ranked North Carolina ... became the third Blue Devil to join the 20/20 club with 26 points and a career-high 20 rebounds against Oklahoma ... the 20 rebounds was a Cameron Indoor Stadium record ... collected a career-best 10 double-doubles on the year ... collected a Duke NCAA Tournament record nine blocked shots against Albany, while ranking tied fourth-most in NCAA history during the first and second rounds ... second player in ACC history to be selected All-ACC Defensive team four straight years ... came within one assist of a triple-double against Clemson (21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists) ... was one point and one block shy of a triple-double versus Albany (9 points, 12 rebounds, 9 blocks).
For her career on the hardwood at Duke for the Duke Women’s Basketball Program Elizabeth Williams is in the Duke Single Game Record Book because she blocked 12 shots against Wake Forest as a freshman for the school record ... hit 10-of-10 field goals against USC Upstate as a rookie, which is the second-best output in school history. In the Duke season record book because she owns four of the top seven single-season blocks marks in school history ... had 116 as a freshman (4th), 108 as a junior (5th), 107 as a sophomore (6th) and 95 as a senior (7th) ... on the freshman record list, ranked first in blocks (116), fourth in double-doubles (6), fifth in double-figure rebounds (8), third in points (501), third in rebounds (259), seventh in free throws made (88), third in free throws attempted (145), third in double-figure scoring games (27) and tied for 10th in 20-point scoring games (3). Elizabeth Williams is in the Duke Career Record Book for concluding her career ranking fourth in points (1,955), sixth in scoring average (14.4), second in rebounds (1,078), third in rebound average (7.9), second in offensive rebounds (494), fifth in defensive rebounds (584), third in field goals made (791), fourth in field goals attempted (1,575), fifth in free throws made (372), fifth in free throws attempted (601), second in blocks (426), second in blocks average (3.1), third in double-figure scoring games (110), third in double-doubles (29), seventh in games with 20 or more points (20), eighth in charges taken (28), tied ninth in games played (136), second in games started (132) and second in minutes (4,162). Duke season record book because she owns Owns four of the top seven single-season blocks marks in school history ... had 116 as a freshman (4th), 108 as a junior (5th), 107 as a sophomore (6th) and 95 as a senior (7th) ... on the freshman record list, ranked first in blocks (116), fourth in double-doubles (6), fifth in double-figure rebounds (8), third in points (501), third in rebounds (259), seventh in free throws made (88), third in free throws attempted (145), third in double-figure scoring games (27) and tied for 10th in 20-point scoring games (3). Elizabeth Williams is in the Duke Career Record Book for concluding her career ranking fourth in points (1,955), sixth in scoring average (14.4), second in rebounds (1,078), third in rebound average (7.9), second in offensive rebounds (494), fifth in defensive rebounds (584), third in field goals made (791), fourth in field goals attempted (1,575), fifth in free throws made (372), fifth in free throws attempted (601), second in blocks (426), second in blocks average (3.1), third in double-figure scoring games (110), third in double-doubles (29), seventh in games with 20 or more points (20), eighth in charges taken (28), tied ninth in games played (136), second in games started (132) and second in minutes (4,162).
The ACC Record Book because Elizabeth Williams Totaled 426 career blocks to rank second (only eight blocks behind Alison Bales) ... ranked 16th in rebounds (1,078), 18th in field goals made (791), 21st in field goals attempted (1,575) and 18th in free throws attempted (601) ... posted an ACC freshman record 116 blocked shots ... the 116 blocks were the sixth-most in league history for a season ... her 108 blocks as a junior ranks tied for seventh and the 107 as a sophomore tied ninth ... her 12 blocks at Wake Forest as a freshman marked an ACC single-game record. The NCAA Record Book because she ranked ninth in Ranked ninth in career blocks (426) ... listed fifth in NCAA Tournament career blocks (44).For her career at Duke Elizabeth Williams was a Four-time Associated Press All-America ... second Duke player to be named 2015 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year ... became first ACC player and only eighth NCAA player to earn AP All-America honors each of her four years ... first ACC player in history to register over 1,900 points, 1,000 rebounds and 400 blocks ... second Duke player to post 1,000 rebounds in a career ... only the second player in ACC history to be named First Team All-ACC four straight years ... first four-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... blocked a shot in her first 91 games she appeared in at Duke, which is a Duke and ACC record ... became the fourth-quickest Blue Devil to reach 1,000 points in 69 games ... played the 2012 NCAA Tournament with a stress fracture in her right lower leg ... totaled 28 career charges taken ... one of only six Duke players to post a triple-double.
Now Mark Williams who is a sophomore is making his mark on the Duke Men’s Basketball Program!
His most recent mark was verses NC State on Saturday in Duke’s 88-73 win where he played 27 minutes was 9-12 on field goals , where he collected 11 rebounds dished out 2 assists and contributed 19 points to Duke’s 88-73 win over NC State in Durham.
“according to espn.com
Though, that isn’t all Mark Williams has contributed this as he leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in blocks per game, ranks 3rd nationally in blocks per 40 minutes , blocks 16.2% of opponents shots when on the court. (best in Duke history) according to Duke Men’s Basketball’s social media account on Twitter”
Though, Elizabeth Williams hasn’t stopped making her presence known on the hardwood!
Why?
Because she plays in the WNBA is the Center, Forward for the Atlanta Dream!
Elizabeth Williams was drafted fourth overall by Connecticut in the 2015 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Atlanta Dream on February 3, 2016 from the Connecticut Sun for the No. 4 pick in the 2016 WNBA draft. Signed a multi-year contract with Atlanta on April 3, 2018.
In 2015 with Connecticut Elizabeth Williams Appeared in 21 games
Averaged 11.7 minutes per game with 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game
Scored a season-high 10 points twice (7/22, 7/31)
Recorded five blocks against Indiana (7/28)
In 2016 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started all 34 games
Averaged career-highs with 11.9 points and 8.1 rebounds
Finished second in the WNBA with 2.3 blocks per game
Tied for most minutes played per game at 34.7 a contest
Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Phoenix (9/11)
Her seven blocks vs. Seattle were a new career-high (7/5)
Grabbed 16 rebounds and scored 9 points in 38 minutes in first round playoff victory over Storm (9/21)
Named the WNBA Most Improved Player.
In 2017 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started all 34 games
Averaged 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
Her 7.2 rebounds ranked 10th in the WNBA
Finished tied for second in the league with 2.0 blocks per contest
Her 31.4 minutes per game was the ninth most in the WNBA in 2017
Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds to go with 15 points in win over Indiana (8/26)
Finished with a season-high 20 points vs. Chicago (6/23)
Recorded five double-doubles during the season
Selected as a reserve for the 2017 WNBA All-Star game.
In 2018 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started in 32 of 33 games played
Averaged 26.8 minutes, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 9.1 points per game
Had a career high of 22 points (11-12 FGM) against Las Vegas (8/7)
Had a career high of 6 assists against Chicago (5/23)
Had a season high of 10 rebounds against Connecticut (6/22)and 6 blocks against Phoenix (7/8)
Recorded 3 steals twice during the season
Finished in double-digit scoring in 14 regular season games and four playoff games
Recorded 2 double-doubles during the playoffs
Playoff averages: 31.3 minutes, 51.1 FG%, 8.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 10.8 points
In 2019 with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started in all 32 games played
Reached 800 career rebounds against Las Vegas (6/6)
Her career-high eight blocks against Las Vegas (9/5) ties the franchise record for most blocks in a game (last: by Alison Bales, vs. Chicago, July 16. 2011)
Posted her only double-double of the season and 11th of her career at Phoenix (8/16) with 15 points and 11 rebounds
Led the team with a season-high 20 points, a career-high eight blocks, a season-high six offensive rebounds, and eight total rebounds against Las Vegas (9/5)
Pulled down 10 or more rebounds three times, with a season-high 11 boards twice
With 53 blocks in 2019, continues to hold the franchise record for most career blocks per game with 1.93 (258 blocks in 133 games)
Led the team in rebounding eight times and in scoring seven times
In 2020 Elizabeth Williams Started in all 22 games.
WNBA All-Defensive Team honoree.
Shot a perfect 7-for-7 from the field in the Dream’s season opener against Dallas (7/26), tying the franchise record (last by Aneika Henry, at Tulsa, June 29, 2012).
Led the team with 16 points against Las Vegas (7/29), knocking down 7 of 14 shots and picking up 3 steals and 4 rebounds.
Recorded her 6th double-figure outing of the season with 10 points against Phoenix (8/14).
Took over as the Dream’s all-time leading shot blocker with six against New York (9/3), bringing her to 283 total career blocks in an Atlanta uniform. Her six blocks set the WNBA single-game record.
In 2021 Elizabeth Williams with Atlanta Elizabeth Williams Started in all 32 of the Dream’s games.
One of only three players in the league (Sylvia Fowles and Breanna Stewart) to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.3 blocks per game in 2021; one of only seven players to average at least 1.1 steals per game and 1.0 blocks per game (joined by teammate Monique Billings)
Her 41 total blocks led the team and ranked 6th among all players in the league this season.
Recorded a season-high 12 points and 11 rebounds at New York (5/29) for her 13th career double-double.
Pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds (7 offensive) against Seattle (6/9).
Tied her season high 12 points against Phoenix on 9/8.
In a stretch of seven games in the second half of the season, she blocked at least four shots in four of those games, including one season-best record of 5 blocks against Indiana (9/14).
Milestones:
Played in her 200th career game against Chicago (8/24).
Though, the WNBA isn’t the only league Elizabeth Williams plays in as she also plays overseas in 2015-16: Istanbul University SK, Turkey
2016-17: Nadezhda Orenburg, Russia
2017-18: Liaoning, China
2018-19: Botaş SK, Turkey
2019-20: Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu Istanbul, Turkey
2020-21: Botaş Spor, Turkey
“according to her biography on wnba.com”